A post on a business ethics list in Canada claimed that welfare has
been abolished for the poor (but not for the rich?) in Wisconsin.
Is this true? Or has something happened along that line recently in Wisconsin?
Cheers, Ken Hanly
Dear Pen-l ers;
First, thanks for the encouraging messages I have been receiving both on and
off the list.
Second, does pen-l have an archive? I really need to get a copy of my
original message which was posted sometime between September 30th and October
5th. The reason I need the message
On two recent topics: eliminating states/state taxes entirely, and whether
flat taxes are progressive:
1) I have long felt that competition among states is destructive and stupid,
and in general I support the notion of federalizing taxes. This would not be
without some cost and risk, however.
Brian Hanly asks:
A post on a business ethics list in Canada claimed that welfare has
been abolished for the poor (but not for the rich?) in Wisconsin.
Is this true?
The list exaggerates somewhat; however, the public welfare system in
Wisconsin is changing substantially. The changes have to do
Blair Sandler is right to point out that the "snitch" on maggie's post could
have been on another list. I, for one, forwarded maggie's post to another
list because it was a very eloquent illustration of an issue being discussed
on that list. I've gotten responses to other messages of mine from
I want to express my solidarity with Maggie as well.
I find her posts on all subjects add much to PEN-L.
Gene Coyle
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Subject: Econ. Globalization Teach-In Web Site!
PUBLIC TEACH IN:
Social, Ecological, Cultural, and
Since the topic of taxes has come up again, this seems like perfect timing.
A student of mine want to do a paper on progressive vs. regressive taxes,
hopefully with somewhat of a historical perspective. Can anyone suggest any
suggested readings. I can give her most of the arguments, but she
Anyone have any good dirt on the labor and sourcing habits of Esprit, the
quasi-hip San Francisco-based design retail clothing outfit?
Their co-founder, Doug Tompkins, is the fellow who 1) tried to buy up half
of Chile, for ecological reasons, and 2) whose money paid for a good bit of
the
Any suggestions for a good introductory public finance text? (I've received one
answer to an earlier post--thanks again, Peter--but would greatly appreciate any
other ideas. Our students are undergraduates who will have had principles
only--we usually pick up a few polisci majors as well as the
Hi,
Do you feel powerless in the face of daily cutbacks to our Ontario?
Are you angry and concerned about what Mike Harris is doing to you and to
this province?
Do you want to do something constructive to demonstrate your objection to the
Harris agenda?
Join our boycott of Consumer's
Doug, is the "terrible conference on gloablization" that you refer
to the same mentioned in D. Shniad's forward from Peacenet, with
Ralph Nader, Vandana Shiva and JohnCavanagh, among others? I was
going to listen to the conference on the web site posted in the
message, but maybe I'd like to hear
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